NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Accounting Historians Journal, The, Dec 2008

2007 Manuscript Awards

I am pleased to announce the following winners of the annual AHJ Manuscript Competition for Volume 34 (2007) which awards $500 for the article judged best by the editorial board and $250 for each of two others for excellence:

WINNER: Charles (Bill) W. Wootton and Barbara E. Kemmerer, "The Emergence of Mechanical Accounting in the U.S., 1880-1930"

RUNNERS-UP: John (Dick) R. Edwards and Stephen P. Walker, "Accountants in the British Census"

Jean L. Heck and Robert E. Jensen, "An Analysis of the Evolution of Research Contributions by The Accounting Review, 1925-2005"

Congratulations for these fine pieces of work.

New Editors (2009-2011)

The Academy of Accounting Historians has selected Richard Fleischman and Christopher Napier to be joint editors of AHJ for the next three-year term, commencing January 1, 2009. Professor Fleischman will coordinate the review of submitted papers that appear to be oriented toward the Western Hemisphere, either by virtue of topical area or authorship. Professor Napier will process papers emanating from the remainder of the world. Editor Fleischman would like to express thanks to Christopher for agreeing to share editorial duties.

Dr. Fleischman would also like to thank Cheryl McWatters who is retiring after many years of meritorious service to AHJ as Interfaces editor. Since Cheryl is irreplaceable, the new coeditors, not wishing to see the highly successful feature perish, will attempt to muddle along jointly in the shoes Cheryl now vacates.